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by piller
Fri Mar 13, 2026 8:40 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: "Rendered No Longer Alive" - ROTC stucents are heroes
Replies: 2
Views: 85

Re: "Rendered No Longer Alive" - ROTC stucents are heroes

The Governor of Virginia has asked for the ROTC students to be prosecuted. Seems rather crooked to me.
by piller
Tue Mar 10, 2026 10:32 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: John Thune versus Mojtaba Khamenei
Replies: 3
Views: 326

Re: John Thune versus Mojtaba Khamenei

I heard that he had already been seriously injured. Did I hear wrong?
by piller
Tue Mar 10, 2026 10:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Watching out for Sleeper Cell nonsense
Replies: 9
Views: 1605

Re: Watching out for Sleeper Cell nonsense

A little preparation goes a long way.
by piller
Tue Mar 10, 2026 10:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Totally Off Topic - The Times They Are A-Changin'
Replies: 24
Views: 1685

Re: Totally Off Topic - The Times They Are A-Changin'

It probably was available, and in use. I am a 65 model year, so there was a lot going on which I hadn't got into yet.
by piller
Tue Mar 10, 2026 7:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I've Never Seen One Of These Before
Replies: 8
Views: 569

Re: I've Never Seen One Of These Before

Did some singer from Nieu Joisy have one? Shot with a heart, and you're to blame!
by piller
Tue Mar 10, 2026 7:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: USPS follies, YET AGAIN!
Replies: 16
Views: 1242

Re: USPS follies, YET AGAIN!

Bill in Oregon wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2026 6:35 pm Good luck!
I have a new rear sight for my Blackhawk on the way from Fermin Garza in Corpus Christi. I hope to gosh Dallas doesn't forward this one to Massachusetts, too. :?
Do not underestimate the ability of that magnet run sorter in Dallas to make a mess of things.
by piller
Tue Mar 10, 2026 7:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Totally Off Topic - The Times They Are A-Changin'
Replies: 24
Views: 1685

Re: Totally Off Topic - The Times They Are A-Changin'

I didn't remember it being around that long.
by piller
Mon Mar 09, 2026 7:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Totally Off Topic - The Times They Are A-Changin'
Replies: 24
Views: 1685

Re: Totally Off Topic - The Times They Are A-Changin'

Studebaker Golden Hawk with water injection was fast for the time. Amc Gremlin was just ugly. Ford Torino Talladega was fast on the big oval Nascar tracks. The Torino had a drag pack that used a 428 Super Cobra Jet and 4.11 gears that was a special order. It put up low 13s in the ¼ mile and could do...
by piller
Sun Mar 08, 2026 3:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Broke my stock!
Replies: 102
Views: 17673

Re: Broke my stock!

Good luck.
by piller
Sun Mar 08, 2026 3:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Impala with a .22 Hornet
Replies: 10
Views: 873

Re: Impala with a .22 Hornet

I have been stung by a hornet once. That hurt. Not sure it would do much to a car.
by piller
Sun Mar 08, 2026 3:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Stay strapped boys.
Replies: 26
Views: 2847

Re: Stay strapped boys.

For eyewash, get a bottle of saline for contacts. Cheap. In a plastic bottle. Sterile. Available almost anywhere. Also, order iodine ointment at your local independent pharmacy, or off of Amazon. If you have encountered it, Hydrodera blue pads are awesome for wounds. Rolled gauze is useful. Also, at...
by piller
Sat Mar 07, 2026 3:30 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Not sure I care for THIS Trump Pick....
Replies: 2
Views: 1096

Re: Not sure I care for THIS Trump Pick....

I think this might need to be shared more.
by piller
Sat Mar 07, 2026 1:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Being Deaf Activities
Replies: 21
Views: 3635

Re: Being Deaf Activities

Once a day of that gives about 8 to 10 hours of no coverage. The bacteria can grow quite a lot in that time. No wonder you are still fighting it.
by piller
Sat Mar 07, 2026 8:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shoulder Holsters for Carry?
Replies: 22
Views: 2454

Re: Shoulder Holsters for Carry?

A retired Sheriff's Deputy I used to go to church with carried a 1911 in a shoulder holster under a one size larger than needed cowboy style shirt with snaps instead of buttons. He could have the 1911 out before you realized he was not reaching for the skoal can in his pocket. He didn't actually dip...
by piller
Sat Mar 07, 2026 8:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Being Deaf Activities
Replies: 21
Views: 3635

Re: Being Deaf Activities

Which antibiotics? How are you taking them? Yes, those are important questions. I trust few Physicians to know medications. Andrew, AJMD429, is one who knows his job quite well. Others might not be so well read. Not an antibiotic, but I stopped and refused to fill a prescription yesterday for Humalo...
by piller
Fri Mar 06, 2026 8:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: On this day in 1836
Replies: 13
Views: 1345

Re: On this day in 1836

I have been there. You feel the history.
by piller
Thu Mar 05, 2026 11:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Being Deaf Activities
Replies: 21
Views: 3635

Re: Being Deaf Activities

Because of the freebore in the cylinder, if you ever do chrono them, you will be surprised.
by piller
Thu Mar 05, 2026 11:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Stay strapped boys.
Replies: 26
Views: 2847

Re: Stay strapped boys.

Austin is a total Communist area.
by piller
Thu Mar 05, 2026 8:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Glad to have the forum back!
Replies: 30
Views: 2695

Re: Glad to have the forum back!

Couldn't get on for about 2 days. Seems good now.
by piller
Thu Mar 05, 2026 8:30 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: scotus ruling in md.
Replies: 2
Views: 626

Re: scotus ruling in md.

Sounds as if the website is putting a spin on it. Probable cause is still in play. If the homeowner is awake and alert, can converse with the officers, and they cannot show more, then it seems that the 4th Amendment is still in play. The homeowner in this case was hiding in a closet. Did not convers...
by piller
Thu Mar 05, 2026 8:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Being Deaf Activities
Replies: 21
Views: 3635

Re: Being Deaf Activities

Have you ever chronographed those CASS rounds? Due to the amount of freebore, they probably get more velocity than seems possible. Doesn't take much freebore to bump the velocity by 1 or 2 hundred fps.
by piller
Thu Mar 05, 2026 8:01 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: THIS is one big reason why Democrats win...
Replies: 1
Views: 583

Re: THIS is one big reason why Democrats win...

Nawth Kyeer-line-uh just put the Democrat-ick in office.
by piller
Thu Mar 05, 2026 7:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: At a funeral ...
Replies: 6
Views: 974

Re: At a funeral ...

Okayyyyy
by piller
Thu Mar 05, 2026 7:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Carry guns and size
Replies: 37
Views: 6481

Re: Carry guns and size

5'10" and my job has made me fat. I carry a Kel Tec when in T shirt and jeans. Taurus when in work attire. Work is 72 degrees year round, and I can conceal more than in Texas weather for all but the 3 weeks of winter.
by piller
Thu Mar 05, 2026 7:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Israeli carry
Replies: 17
Views: 1765

Re: Israeli carry

Even though any safety might malfunction, I have a Taurus which I carry most of the time. It has been reliable. My other Carry gun for when I need a smaller gon is a Kel Tec.
by piller
Mon Mar 02, 2026 10:46 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Iranian people celebrating
Replies: 0
Views: 692

Iranian people celebrating

The people of Iran are celebrating a chance at freedom. It seems as if some in Texas are not happy. Austin, if you can call it Texas, had a mass murder apparently by one who was not pleased with the situation.
by piller
Sun Mar 01, 2026 10:50 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: We finally have a President with courage.
Replies: 0
Views: 729

We finally have a President with courage.

This is the first time since Reagan that we have had a President who stood up to terrorists. The sleeper cells put in place by Biden and Bath house Barry need to be watched for, but we are no longer paying the Ayatollahs to leave us alone.
by piller
Sun Mar 01, 2026 10:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Stay strapped boys.
Replies: 26
Views: 2847

Re: Stay strapped boys.

It appears that even in Texas, it is time for condition orange for a while. I go to a Cowboy Church. Which one is not important. There are members who concealed carry.
by piller
Sat Feb 28, 2026 7:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A really promising loading
Replies: 4
Views: 1105

Re: A really promising loading

300 blackout seems to like that weight bullet.
by piller
Wed Feb 25, 2026 8:59 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Watching run up to State of the Union.
Replies: 2
Views: 1299

Re: Watching run up to State of the Union.

It was a good one.
by piller
Tue Feb 24, 2026 8:31 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Watching run up to State of the Union.
Replies: 2
Views: 1299

Watching run up to State of the Union.

The news is campaigning against the President. They are not being impartial at all.
by piller
Mon Feb 23, 2026 9:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mexico is on fire
Replies: 15
Views: 2598

Re: Mexico is on fire

I have no need to visit Mexico, I do not do drugs, and my favorite adult beverages come from Ireland and Italy.
by piller
Sun Feb 22, 2026 11:26 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Supreme court
Replies: 6
Views: 4529

Re: Supreme court

Ysabel Kid wrote: Fri Feb 20, 2026 9:02 pm I don't think one can function with a single-digit IQ, but she appears to be with a middle double-digit one...
The fact that doubling her IQ would not result in triple digits, and she is on the SCOTUS is frightening.
by piller
Sun Feb 22, 2026 11:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Colt 1861 Navy -- At the right place, at the right time
Replies: 10
Views: 2955

Re: Colt 1861 Navy -- At the right place, at the right time

Nice looking pistol. Now you need to post a range report.
by piller
Sat Feb 21, 2026 10:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ANyone ever try this with a Glock (thumb behind slide)...?
Replies: 5
Views: 1494

Re: ANyone ever try this with a Glock (thumb behind slide)...?

I have hitchikers thumb. My thumb would bend back 90° and nothing more would happen.
by piller
Fri Feb 20, 2026 8:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Good video on the Marlin .45-70
Replies: 5
Views: 2167

Re: Good video on the Marlin .45-70

I took a Guide Gun to Africa with Grizzly Cartridge Company 405 grain loads. I have no complaints.
by piller
Fri Feb 20, 2026 8:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Loading The Single Action Sixgun
Replies: 64
Views: 20791

Re: Loading The Single Action Sixgun

Now that I replaced the factory barrel, my full size .40 S&W can shoot reloads. Accuracy has gone from a 6 inch circle at 25 yards with the factory polygonal junk to a 2 ½ inch circle at 25 yards with traditional rifling. With handloads, it is even a bit better. I find that I can trust that Aust...
by piller
Thu Feb 19, 2026 9:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Forgotten Weapons - .75 Caliber Revolver
Replies: 8
Views: 2972

Re: Forgotten Weapons - .75 Caliber Revolver

Showdown at Yellow Butte. Set in New Mexico. One character, Dai Reid was a gunsmith and was a Cousin Jack. He made his own .75 Caliber 4 shot handgun. The hero, Kedrick, used a Walch Navy .36 Cal 12 shooter. Originally published with the nom de plume of Jim Mayo.
by piller
Wed Feb 18, 2026 4:39 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Why won't anyone point this out?!?
Replies: 5
Views: 2725

Re: Why won't anyone point this out?!?

The Media has covered for everything that goes against what is right.
by piller
Wed Feb 18, 2026 4:37 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: R.I. ice rink shooter
Replies: 2
Views: 1702

Re: R.I. ice rink shooter

Seems to be more trans shooters than any other group, and they are a miniscule part of the total population. Can we ban them from owning or obtaining guns?
by piller
Wed Feb 18, 2026 4:35 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Commienecticut releases pedophile
Replies: 2
Views: 2059

Re: Commienecticut releases pedophile

Crimes against children are not something we should look away from. In Texas he would have been held for ICE. I could have gone anywhere when I got my degree. I chose Texas.
by piller
Wed Feb 18, 2026 4:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ‘Undercover’ guns…LOL
Replies: 26
Views: 7194

Re: ‘Undercover’ guns…LOL

To quote some of AJMD429's post; . So I grabbed 'Remmy' with my right hand, and in getting it into position, wound up hitting the guy in the upper lip and nose with the muzzle, even before the gun was in full position to fire. So, in other words, you "harelipped" the guy LOL. I do believe...
by piller
Sun Feb 15, 2026 10:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Kitchen Cutting Boards - interesting
Replies: 8
Views: 2790

Re: Kitchen Cutting Boards - interesting

I made one in shop class in 8th grade. Red oak. It never warped.
by piller
Sun Feb 15, 2026 10:26 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Follow the Money - 'even when it is the environment'
Replies: 2
Views: 4858

Re: Follow the Money - 'even when it is the environment'

Following the money often leads to the truth of who is actually stating the narrative. That is not what the deep pockets want.
by piller
Sun Feb 15, 2026 10:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: RIDIN' MEMORIES
Replies: 24
Views: 6762

Re: RIDIN' MEMORIES

Sounds like some great memories, Jim.
by piller
Fri Feb 13, 2026 8:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 2006 Winchester SRC .30-06 Springfield
Replies: 24
Views: 10653

Re: 2006 Winchester SRC .30-06 Springfield

Charles S had a nice 405 Win model 95.
by piller
Fri Feb 13, 2026 8:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: We had two cartons of Armscor .22 Long Rifle Ammo ...
Replies: 13
Views: 3227

Re: We had two cartons of Armscor .22 Long Rifle Ammo ...

Remington Golden Bullet 22lr has been what I noticed giving more failure to fire than any other.
by piller
Fri Feb 13, 2026 8:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Loading The Single Action Sixgun
Replies: 64
Views: 20791

Re: Loading The Single Action Sixgun

I have never owned a Colt SAA, or any other by Colt. I started on H&R revolvers and Ruger 22lr semiautos. With no experience of Colt outside of M16, M16A1, and M16A2, all I am doing is reading and maybe learning. I Know a bit about Ruger revolvers. Not the same as Colt. Seems that most of the yo...
by piller
Fri Feb 13, 2026 8:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ‘Undercover’ guns…LOL
Replies: 26
Views: 7194

Re: ‘Undercover’ guns…LOL

I am more comfortable in public knowing that there are good people around who can stop the bad men when it is necessary. The people who know how to use their firearm due to plenty of practice, and a mindset of preferring to live a quiet life are the the ones who are safest. They seem to be the ones ...